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Alarm over young bodybuilder deaths from heart attacks in 2025

Hyderabad, Oct. 28 -- Alarm bells have started ringing in the world bodybuilding fraternity after a spate of deaths among young practitioners of the sport. The worrying aspect about the unfortunate de... Read More


BCCI's lack oftransparencyin omitting SarfarazKhan is hurting the game

Hyderabad, Oct. 24 -- The BCCIseems to take pleasurein killing the careers of some promising cricketers. For reasons best known to those who occupy the seats of powerwithinthe organisation, some speci... Read More


Goodbye Asrani: There can be no one like you

Hyderabad, Oct. 21 -- The well-known comedian Asrani, aveteran ofmore than 350films spanningalmost sixdecades, passed away yesterday at the age of 84. He will be rememberedfor his portrayal of charact... Read More


Indian football's doomsday bereft of pride and principles

Hyderabad, Oct. 18 -- The world of football is buzzing with excitement becausethe biggest everFIFA World Cup, featuring teams from 48 countries, will be held jointly by the USA, Canada and Mexico in 2... Read More


P G Wodehouse remains the superstar of comic literature

Hyderabad, Oct. 15 -- P. G. Wodehouse, who was born on October 15, 1881, became one of the most successful humour writers of the 20th century. His enduring popularity comes from a combination of excel... Read More


Sabina Park in Jamaica - only stadium named after a slave

Hyderabad, Oct. 12 -- In India almost all sports grounds are named after political leaders. In Hyderabad we have a Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium, GMC Balayogi stadium, Rajiv Gandhi stadium and Kotla Vij... Read More


Cricket: The Indo-Pak rivalry has lost its fire, only intangiblesmoke remains

Hyderabad, Sept. 23 -- Nowadays, whenever an India versus Pakistan match is played, the result is a foregone conclusion. Sunday's game confirmed the fact that India and its one-time arch-rival are no ... Read More


Shabana Azmi's superb acting made her favourite of directorsover decades

Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- When Shyam Benegal's film Ankur was released in 1974, it opened the eyes of the audience and introduced a very unusual theme on the silver screen. Ankur differed from other Indi... Read More


Iconic writer Sarat Chandra continues to influence Indian literature and films

Hyderabad, Sept. 15 -- One of the giants of Indian literature, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, was born on 15 September 1876. His novels and short stories defined Indian tradition and culture, and his im... Read More


FIFA comes under pressure as calls to ban Israel from2026World Cup grow louder

Hyderabad, Sept. 11 -- Calls for Israel to be banned from various sports are growing louder. The country is now competing in the qualifying rounds of the FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to begin in... Read More